Sotero Aranguren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sotero Aranguren Labairu | ||
| Date of birth | May 7, 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 1922 | ||
| Place of death | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Sotero Aranguren Labairu (born 7 May 1894 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), is a former Spanish footballer born who spend his youth in Basque Country. He was a midfielder and played the most of his career for Real Madrid C.F.. He and his brother, Eulogio, were team-mates at Real Madrid.
Biography
He played for Real Madrid for seven years, between 1911 and 1918, and scoring 4 goals in 60 matches.
He is considered "the first white simbol" by the Real Madrid official website.[1]
His premature death, at the age of 28 determined the club to build in 1925 a statue representing Sotero and one of his team-mates, Machimbarrena (who also died young) at the entrance of the first team's locker room.[citation needed] The statue stands at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in nowadays, and is seen as an inspiration totem for Real Madrid's generations of footballers.[citation needed]
Together with his brother, they were the firsts Argentine footballers who played for Real Madrid.[citation needed]
Honours
Real Madrid CF
- 1 Copa del Rey: 1917
- 3 Campeonato Regional Centro: 1912-13, 1915–16, 1916–17
External links
References
- ^ "Sotero Aranguren, Jugador Legendario" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2011.